6 Feminist Myths That Will Not Die [Written by a woman]MYTH 1: Women are half the world’s population, working two-thirds of the world’s working hours, receiving 10% of the world’s income, owning less than 1% of the world’s property.MYTH 5: Women earn 77 cents for every dollar a man earns—for doing the same work.

“Research shows that the [wage] gap arises out of a multitude of factors that reflect the individual PREFERENCES of men and women, such as occupational choice, time spent at work, and non-wage benefits, among others.”

“[Among never-married single men & women working full time, ages 40-65] the men earned only 85% of what the women earn[ed]… [and] A part-time working woman ma[de] $1.10 for every dollar made by her male counterpart.”

“A greater percentage of women than men tend to work part-time. Part-time work tends to pay less than full-time work. A greater percentage of women than men tend to leave the labor force for child birth, child care and elder care. [and…] Women, especially working mothers, tend to value “family friendly” workplace policies more than men.”